Rid Media Council Bill of controversy: Nepal
Senior leader of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Madhav Kumar Nepal has suggested that the government must be ready to address the genuine concerns of mediapersons regarding the controversial Media Council...
Senior leaders of ruling party stand against proposed Media Council Bill
Amid journalists’ protest against the Media Council Bill, presented by the government in Parliament, some senior leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party too have stood against it. Journalists’ umbrella...
Editors issue joint-statement, demand withdrawal of Media Council Bill
KATHMANDU: Editors from Nepali Press fraternity have today issued a joint statement demanding the withdrawal of the much controversial Media Council Bill. The statement issued by 21 editors associated with...
Delegated legislation be made as per laws and constitution: Speaker Mahara
KATHMANDU, May 23: Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has underscored formulation of delegated legislation in accordance with the sentiments of laws and constitution in the country. At an interaction program organized...
Media warns it could form independent regulatory body
Federation of Nepali Journalists Chair Govinda Acharya today warned that if the government didn’t address their concerns regarding the media bills, including Medial Council bill, the media fraternity would form...
FNJ announces fresh protests
Federation of Nepali Journalists, which concluded its first phase of protests against the controversial Media Council Bill on Friday, announced fresh protest programmes today. A meeting of the FNJ central...
As protest mounts, media bill draws ruling party members’ ire
After widespread criticism of the Media Council bill from all sections of society, censure has begun to appear from inside the ruling Nepal Communist Party itself. A number of senior...
With Latest Draft Bill, Press Freedom In Nepal Under Siege
Kathmandu: With Nepal formulating hundreds of laws in line with the new constitution it adopted in 2015, there are growing national and international concerns over the curtailing of press freedom. Accusations...
FNJ to stage sit-in to protest Media Council Bill
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE Kathmandu, May 16 Federation of Nepali Journalists that has been protesting against the Media Council Bill, is staging a sit-in protest in front of the Federal Parliament...
National Human Rights Commission objects to Media Council Bill
The National Human Rights Commission has taken serious exception to an amendment Bill to revise the Press Council Act, saying the proposed law is against democratic norms and the freedom...
Mass media draft bill draws heavy flak
The KP Sharma Oli-led government which has drawn flak from civil society members and opposition parties over its restrictive provisions against the press in some recent bills appears to be...
Speaker, NA chair assure FNJ of amending anti-press provisions in bills
KATHMANDU, May 14: The speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairperson of the National Assembly (NA) have assured a delegation from the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) of their...
Journalists’ group begins struggle against Media Council Bill
The Federation of Nepali Journalists has said its struggle against the government’s plan to control the media has started and that it will continue its fight until the Media Council...
Nepal Media Bill: Experts advise FNJ to challenge anti-media bills in court
KATHMANDU, May 13: As the government drafts bills, one after another, curtailing press freedom, experts have advised the media watchdog organizations to challenge the bills in court. Arguing that media...
Bill on Nepal Media: Agitating FNJ interacting with experts, editors over proposed media law today
KATHMANDU, May 12: As part of its ongoing five-day agitation, Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the umbrella organization of the journalists, is holding interaction with legal experts, editors, media experts...
Media bill ‘coup’ against press freedom: NC
KATHMANDU, May 12: Nepali Congress has said that the proposed media law is ‘coup’ against press freedom. Organizing a press meet on Sunday, party president Sher Bahadur Deuba said that...
Govt drafts bill with harsher provisions on media, journos
KATHMANDU, May 10: The government has pushed new legislation with harsher provisions to further tighten control on media, including a provision of up to Rs 1 million penalty for publishing content...
Journos can be fined up to Rs 1m for code of conduct violation
The government has registered a bill in the parliament that proposes a fine of up to Rs 1 million on journalists violating the code of conduct. The bill that will...
Media Council Bill moves quietly to Parliament after remaining shrouded in secrecy for months
The government, on Wednesday, presented the Media Council bill to Parliament, bypassing a critical consultation phase with stakeholders and the public. The consultation phase, in practice for a long time...
New media law to ensure transparency’
inister of Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota said the new media law would regulate undisclosed and non-transparent investment in the media sector. “In a democracy, not only the...